In 1848, gold was discovered in California, attracting over 300,000 people from all over the world, some who struck it rich and many more who didn't. Hear the stories about the gold-seeking "forty-niners!" With black-and white illustrations and sixteen pages of photos, a nugget from history is brought to life!

Author: Joan Holub, Who Hq
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin Workshop
Published: 02/07/2013
Series: What Was?
Pages: 112
Weight: 0.3lbs
Size: 7.40h x 5.20w x 0.40d
ISBN: 9780448462899

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.6
Point Value: 1
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 157222 / What Was the Gold Rush?

About the Author
Joan Holub is the author of other Who Was...? titles, including Who Was Marco Polo? and Who Was Babe Ruth?